The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-12
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

Schools will begin today
The elegant steam yacht Tillie was in the
harbor yesterday.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
"a were for drunkenness.
There were three arrests yesterday; one for
fast driving and two for drunkenness.
The Improved Order of Red Men" will
adopt ten pale faces tonight
The "Y's" will hold meeting today at
5l1 Exchange street at 3.15 o'clock. Members
and friends are invited to be present
There were 1,070 hogsheads of sugar, $500
feet Of spruce board, and 1.040 tons of coal
among the imports last week.
The Maine Central conductors and other
officials make their annual eA cursion to Bar
Harbor next Wednesday.
Captain Edwin Dodge broke his leg while
going aboard his schooner at the Smelling
Works wharf Saturday afternoon.
Saturday was warm and bright in the
morning, but cold at night. Sunday was
bright and cold.
Germans Ministries will make a parade
at II o'clock today, and the band will give a
concert in Market Square.
The Odd Fellow delegates to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, at Denver, will leave this
morning.
Martin, Pennell & Co.'s employees and Rob-
ert Farrar's, went on picnic to Long Island
Saturday. The Pencils beat the Farrars at
base ball 30 to IS.
The new fire alarm system will go into
effect Oct. LIST. Mr.. w. M. Marks has printed
the cards. The ones will all be in the first
district, twos in the second, and so on.
barrel of beer was seized on Fore street
Saturday. four at the Boston and Maine de-
pot, and two at the corner of Maple and York
streets.
Ship Fearnaught, Captain Stafford was
cleared Saturday for Buenos Ayres by w. &
c. r. Milliken, with cargo of 1.134,2l3 feet
Of lumber. valued at $l6,7OO
1t is reported that Portland man, in at
tendance upon the State Fair at Lewiston,
was robbed at his hotel of $500 in bills, gold
watch and chain and diamond ring.
brass foundry is soon to be opened in one
part of the building occupied by Harris wool
factory at the West End. The enterprise is
to be run by Mr.. Dudley Homer.
On the opening of the Bath water works
there will be arranged a series of boat races,
in which M. G. Davis, A. Frates and J. w.
Randall of this city will participate
The Washington Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny had their pictures taken Saturday in front
Of the new Hayes truck. Several of the other
companies have been taken.
The Cumberland Rowing Club are pre-
pared to back Cleary and Frates against any
amateur double in New England, barring
RYAN oud Catpon,in0o ~ tha Rr,Ifo-ds "a
to make races with the Dirigos in any class
Bosworth Post. No. 2, will Celebrate its
goth anniversary with basket picnic at Sc
bago Lake on Saturday next. Sept. 18th.
There will be base ball, foot ball, potato race
and dancing.
A sprint race between Fred L. Hartwell
and William 0'Brion of this city, has been
arranged by friends of the parties 1t will
be a hundred yards dash, for lie McGiuty
gold medal and a purse of from S25 to 500 a
side.
Mr.. Isaiah Lord, the stable keeper on Silver
street, loaned horse and buggy to man the
early part of the week and neither man nor
team have been seen since. The man was of
middle height, dressed in blue suit The
team was Corning buggy; the horse was
about Is hands high and weighed about HOO
pounds.
Springfield Commandery, K. T., will be
received by st. Alban Commandery on their
arrival at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the
ed, and escorted to their hotel. On the fol-
lowing day there will probably be parade
through the principal streets, a sail down the
bay, and a clam bake at Long Island, fur
nished in Littlefelds best style. The visit
ors will return on the morning of the 24th